RECENT RAT NEWS:
http://ktla.com/2014/09/18/westchester-residents-say-neighbor-is-feeding-rodents-causing-rat-infestation/
KTLA 5 NEWS: “It’s terrifying. These rats are everywhere,” Erik Jakobsen said. "He said that rats live in the house next door to his, but the homeowners don’t seem to mind." He believes the rats outside eat food he leaves out for birds, he said..
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/153797-rats-harbour-60-deadly-diseases-zoologist-warns-nigerians.html
(Premium Times) Nigeria - Rats are natural reservoirs for more than 60 deadly parasitic and viral diseases harmful to man, Uade Ugbomoiko, a zoologist with the University of Ilorin said on Wednesday. Rats, he observed, invade houses in search of food because of bush burning and returned to the bush during the rainy season.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/expert-rats-could-grow-bigger-than-sheep.1391434780
Expert: Rats could grow bigger than sheep (Herald Scotland) The terrifying scenario could become a reality as super-adaptable rats take advantage of larger mammals becoming extinct, an expert predicts. "So there will be future thin rats, future fat rats, slow and heavy rats, fast and ferocious rats, probably future aquatic rats - the list goes on. Other animals will likely follow the same pattern, such as domestic cats, rabbits, goats and more."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/30-rats-mould-prompt-tenants-to-leave-halifax-rental-house-1.2524696
30 Rats, mould prompt tenants to leave Halifax rental house -- Dozens of rats trapped in Duncan Street house within last few months. They saw evidence of rats and started setting traps. Berquist said they've caught about 30 rats in the last couple of months. Because the foundation is full of holes, they keep coming.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/home-garden/article/Scratching-sounds-in-the-attic-Oh-rats-5172237.php
SAN ANTONIO — Lying awake at night in her Olmos Park Terrace home, Lillian Castañon could hear scrabbling and scuttling in the walls and attic.
“They were having a party in there,” said the 61-year-old San Antonian. She shudders. “It's creepy. I hate rats. You try your best to keep everything clean. I vacuum. I wipe up every crumb and Clorox the counters. I can't live with rats.”
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rat-harborage-house-cleanup-not-unanimous/article_43ef24a0-83f4-11e3-a790-0019bb2963f4.html
'Rat harborage' house cleanup not unanimous. The long-vacant house at 1726 N. Kutch Drive, dubbed a potential “rat harborage” by a county health inspector, has finally gotten an exterior cleanup by the city for $622.
http://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/community/241743481.html
“Years ago, when my son was little I had a serious rat problem in my house,” he says. “My roof was being renovated and it started getting really expensive, so I told the contractor to just finish up as quickly as he could. Well there were holes where rats could get in and let me tell you, it turned into something out of a Stephen King novel.”
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/16/business-owners-say-foot-long-rats-are-always-around-tribeca/
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – TriBeCa, which is home to some of the city’s most exclusive restaurants, is also home to one of the city’s worst rat infestations. Business owners near Greenwich and Beach streets are concerned about the rat problem.
“I see them many times,” one business owner said. “Every day.”
http://www.itworld.com/big-data/401196/rats-open-data-tells-new-york-city-residents-where-vermin-are-and-aren-t
The point of the portal is to provide educational information for everybody (residents, landlords, businesses, etc.) about what attracts rats, signs of rat infestations, how to report rats to city health inspectors and so on. It also provides raw data on where the rats are, based on inspections done by the health department, as well as by their rat indexing initiative, which is an an effort to more comprehensively “index” the rat population by inspecting all properties in certain areas (currently, only Manhattan and the Bronx).
http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/local-news/construction-work-has-disturbed-various-rats-nests-1-5822550
The most common type of rat in Ireland is the Brown Rat which is also the most serious pest species and can pose considerable public health and environmental problems. It can also harbor a number of disease carrying organisms such as mites and fleas which can pass on Q and Hantaan fever to humans.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rats-infest-little-girl-s-playroom-in-st-john-s-1.2496624
Sabrina Newell said she discovered she had rats in her basement on New Year’s Day, after the rodents entered her home through a hole under the floor. After a week of waiting, Newell said she hired an exterminator herself, but a lot of damage was already done to her property.
http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/12/18/toronto-critters-on-the-rise/
RAT APOCALYPSE! Toronto’s new home invaders are growing in shocking numbers
It’s a war that the rats might be winning. According to Mackie and other pest control professionals, the rat population in Toronto is rising steadily. Some weeks, it seems that the entire city’s in the midst of a massive wildlife boom, with creatures both cuddly and creepy dramatically asserting their superiority over hapless human urbanites.
http://www.wboy.com/story/24420014/bad-neighbor-affecting-west-union-familys-everyday-life
West Union Family's House Infested with Rats from "Bad Neighbor"
In the past winter the rats, foot long rats, have been coming into our house and getting in bed with our kids," Dotson explained.The rats eat through the drywall of their house and have even died in the walls. The Dotson's have been just about everywhere to try and get help.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-super-mutant-rats-2998844#.Utob-rROm70
After the deluge: Plague of mutant SUPER RATS now infesting homes hit by floods
Gran Sue Hardy said “They have started coming into the house since the rain flooded everywhere. “Some of our neighbours have been having the same problem - you can hear the rats running round over your head in the loft above the ceiling as you lie in bed at night.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/flaming-pet-rat-starts-fire-damages-titusville-hom/nJgrB/
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A pet rat, a piece of twine and some questionable judgment ended with a Brevard County home in flames. David Stanifer and two friends were inside the home on Friars Court in Brevard County when the fire started early Monday morning.
Stanifer and two other people were chasing the rat, named Amelia Earhart, around the house. Stanifer said he didn't have any scissors to cut the twine, so he tried to use a lighter to burn through it. The rat started to run around the garage, starting small fires.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140106006149/en/Mice-Men-Rodent-Infestations-Plague-Americans#.Ut0xkbROm70
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a new survey by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), rodents, the most common winter pest, have at one time or another been a problem for nearly one-third (29 percent) of Americans. The survey also found nearly half of the infestations occurred in the fall and winter months, and most often in the kitchen.
http://ktla.com/2014/09/18/westchester-residents-say-neighbor-is-feeding-rodents-causing-rat-infestation/
KTLA 5 NEWS: “It’s terrifying. These rats are everywhere,” Erik Jakobsen said. "He said that rats live in the house next door to his, but the homeowners don’t seem to mind." He believes the rats outside eat food he leaves out for birds, he said..
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/153797-rats-harbour-60-deadly-diseases-zoologist-warns-nigerians.html
(Premium Times) Nigeria - Rats are natural reservoirs for more than 60 deadly parasitic and viral diseases harmful to man, Uade Ugbomoiko, a zoologist with the University of Ilorin said on Wednesday. Rats, he observed, invade houses in search of food because of bush burning and returned to the bush during the rainy season.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/expert-rats-could-grow-bigger-than-sheep.1391434780
Expert: Rats could grow bigger than sheep (Herald Scotland) The terrifying scenario could become a reality as super-adaptable rats take advantage of larger mammals becoming extinct, an expert predicts. "So there will be future thin rats, future fat rats, slow and heavy rats, fast and ferocious rats, probably future aquatic rats - the list goes on. Other animals will likely follow the same pattern, such as domestic cats, rabbits, goats and more."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/30-rats-mould-prompt-tenants-to-leave-halifax-rental-house-1.2524696
30 Rats, mould prompt tenants to leave Halifax rental house -- Dozens of rats trapped in Duncan Street house within last few months. They saw evidence of rats and started setting traps. Berquist said they've caught about 30 rats in the last couple of months. Because the foundation is full of holes, they keep coming.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/home-garden/article/Scratching-sounds-in-the-attic-Oh-rats-5172237.php
SAN ANTONIO — Lying awake at night in her Olmos Park Terrace home, Lillian Castañon could hear scrabbling and scuttling in the walls and attic.
“They were having a party in there,” said the 61-year-old San Antonian. She shudders. “It's creepy. I hate rats. You try your best to keep everything clean. I vacuum. I wipe up every crumb and Clorox the counters. I can't live with rats.”
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rat-harborage-house-cleanup-not-unanimous/article_43ef24a0-83f4-11e3-a790-0019bb2963f4.html
'Rat harborage' house cleanup not unanimous. The long-vacant house at 1726 N. Kutch Drive, dubbed a potential “rat harborage” by a county health inspector, has finally gotten an exterior cleanup by the city for $622.
http://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/community/241743481.html
“Years ago, when my son was little I had a serious rat problem in my house,” he says. “My roof was being renovated and it started getting really expensive, so I told the contractor to just finish up as quickly as he could. Well there were holes where rats could get in and let me tell you, it turned into something out of a Stephen King novel.”
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/16/business-owners-say-foot-long-rats-are-always-around-tribeca/
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – TriBeCa, which is home to some of the city’s most exclusive restaurants, is also home to one of the city’s worst rat infestations. Business owners near Greenwich and Beach streets are concerned about the rat problem.
“I see them many times,” one business owner said. “Every day.”
http://www.itworld.com/big-data/401196/rats-open-data-tells-new-york-city-residents-where-vermin-are-and-aren-t
The point of the portal is to provide educational information for everybody (residents, landlords, businesses, etc.) about what attracts rats, signs of rat infestations, how to report rats to city health inspectors and so on. It also provides raw data on where the rats are, based on inspections done by the health department, as well as by their rat indexing initiative, which is an an effort to more comprehensively “index” the rat population by inspecting all properties in certain areas (currently, only Manhattan and the Bronx).
http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/local-news/construction-work-has-disturbed-various-rats-nests-1-5822550
The most common type of rat in Ireland is the Brown Rat which is also the most serious pest species and can pose considerable public health and environmental problems. It can also harbor a number of disease carrying organisms such as mites and fleas which can pass on Q and Hantaan fever to humans.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rats-infest-little-girl-s-playroom-in-st-john-s-1.2496624
Sabrina Newell said she discovered she had rats in her basement on New Year’s Day, after the rodents entered her home through a hole under the floor. After a week of waiting, Newell said she hired an exterminator herself, but a lot of damage was already done to her property.
http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/12/18/toronto-critters-on-the-rise/
RAT APOCALYPSE! Toronto’s new home invaders are growing in shocking numbers
It’s a war that the rats might be winning. According to Mackie and other pest control professionals, the rat population in Toronto is rising steadily. Some weeks, it seems that the entire city’s in the midst of a massive wildlife boom, with creatures both cuddly and creepy dramatically asserting their superiority over hapless human urbanites.
http://www.wboy.com/story/24420014/bad-neighbor-affecting-west-union-familys-everyday-life
West Union Family's House Infested with Rats from "Bad Neighbor"
In the past winter the rats, foot long rats, have been coming into our house and getting in bed with our kids," Dotson explained.The rats eat through the drywall of their house and have even died in the walls. The Dotson's have been just about everywhere to try and get help.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-super-mutant-rats-2998844#.Utob-rROm70
After the deluge: Plague of mutant SUPER RATS now infesting homes hit by floods
Gran Sue Hardy said “They have started coming into the house since the rain flooded everywhere. “Some of our neighbours have been having the same problem - you can hear the rats running round over your head in the loft above the ceiling as you lie in bed at night.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/flaming-pet-rat-starts-fire-damages-titusville-hom/nJgrB/
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A pet rat, a piece of twine and some questionable judgment ended with a Brevard County home in flames. David Stanifer and two friends were inside the home on Friars Court in Brevard County when the fire started early Monday morning.
Stanifer and two other people were chasing the rat, named Amelia Earhart, around the house. Stanifer said he didn't have any scissors to cut the twine, so he tried to use a lighter to burn through it. The rat started to run around the garage, starting small fires.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140106006149/en/Mice-Men-Rodent-Infestations-Plague-Americans#.Ut0xkbROm70
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a new survey by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), rodents, the most common winter pest, have at one time or another been a problem for nearly one-third (29 percent) of Americans. The survey also found nearly half of the infestations occurred in the fall and winter months, and most often in the kitchen.
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